Sonos' Beam Soundbar Sale Is a Black Friday Favorite

Sonos has been making soundbars for a few years now, just with $699 price tags. Their newest addition to the lineup, the Beam, has slightly less oomph than the previous models but comes in at a much more reasonable $399, making the gadget splurge a more realistic purchase for non-audiophiles who want to step up their movie nights and Sunday football marathons. And to make the value proposition even sweeter, they slashed $50 off the price for Black Friday weekend.

Unlike other soundbars for your TV, the Sonos Beam is basically three units in one: TV sound system, connected music player and an Amazon Alexa smart assistant. (Support for Siri and Google Assistant are coming shortly.) But it's in the details where the Beam really shines. A few favorite features include a "Speech Enhancement" mode that helps with dialogue clarity so you never miss a word and a "Night Sound" mode so you can enjoy television late in the evening without rattling bedrooms walls. It also instantly pairs with your remote, allowing you to control your TV with voice commands.